All the awards and nominations of Slumdog Millionaire

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Slumdog Millionaire

2008

Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor ...

7.7

138,819

Drama. Romance

Drama. Romance

"Slumdog Millionaire" is the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? ... [+]

81th Academy Awards (2009) - Movies from 2008

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Best Picture

winner

Best Director (Danny Boyle)

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Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

winner

Best Film Editing (Chris Dickens)

winner

Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

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Best Music (Score) (A.R. Rahman)

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Best Song (A.R. Rahman, Gulzar "Jai Ho")

nom.

Best Song (A.R. Rahman, M.I.A. "O Saya")

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Best Sound Mixing (Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty)

nom.

Best Sound Editing (Tom Sayers)

66th Golden Globes Awards (2009) - Movies from 2008

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Best Picture - Drama

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Best Director (Danny Boyle)

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Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

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Best Original Score (A.R. Rahman)

Goya Awards (2010) - Spain

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Best European Film

BAFTA 2009: British Academy of Film and Television Awards (Movies and Series from 2008)

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Best Film

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Most Outstanding British Film

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Best Director (Danny Boyle)

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Best Leading Actor (Dev Patel)

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Best Supporting Actress (Freida Pinto)

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Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

winner

Best Cinematographer (Anthony Dod Mantle)

winner

Best Editing (Chris Dickens)

winner

Best Music Score (A.R. Rahman)

nom.

Best Production Design (Mark Digby, Michelle Day)

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Best Sound (Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp)

35th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2010) - Films from 2009

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Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

22st European Film Awards - Year 2009

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Best Film

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Best Director (Danny Boyle)

nom.

Best Actor (Dev Patel)

nom.

Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

winner

Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

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People's Choice Award for Best Film

Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 2008

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Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

Toronto Film Festival 2008

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People's Choice Award (Best Film)

15 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Movies from 2008)

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Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

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Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Dev Patel)

Producers Guild Awards (PGA) 2009 - Movies from 2008

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Best Film (Outstanding Production)

New York Film Critics Circle - Year 2008

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Best Picture

nom.

Best Director (Danny Boyle)

winner

Best Cinematographer (Anthony Dod Mantle)

NSFC - National Society of Film Critics Awards 2008

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Best Director (Danny Boyle)

winner

Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 2008

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Best Film

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Breakthrough Performance by an Actor (Dev Patel)

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Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2008

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Best Director (Danny Boyle)

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Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

winner

Best Score (A.R. Rahman)

II Gaudí Awards (2010)

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Best European Movie

David di Donatello Awards 2009

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Best European Union Film

Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 2008 Productions

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Danny Boyle)

14th Critics' Choice Awards

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Best Picture

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Best Direction (Danny Boyle)

winner

Best Young Actor/Actress (Dev Patel)

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Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

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Best Composer (A.R. Rahman)

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Best Song ("Jaiho")

Chicago Film Critics Awards 2008

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Best Picture

winner

Best Director (Danny Boyle)

winner

Most Promising Performer (Dev Patel)

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Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

nom.

Best Score (A.R. Rahman)

winner

Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2008

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Best Film

winner

Best Film Editing (Chris Dickens)

nom.

Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

11th British Independent Film Awards (2008)

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Best British Independent Film

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Best Director (Danny Boyle)

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Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy)

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Most Promising Newcomer (Dev Patel)

nom.

Most Promising Newcomer (Ayush Mahesh Khedekar)

35th Saturn Awards 2008 (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films)

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Best International Film

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Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Dev Patel)

NAACP Image Awards 2009

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Dev Patel)

winner

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

winner

Outstanding International Motion Picture

65th CEC Medals

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Best Foreign Movie

33rd Japan Academy Film Prize

nom.

Best Foreign Language Film

9 Grand Prize of Brazilian Cinema

nom.

Best International Film

13th Satellite Awards

winner

Motion Picture, Drama

winner

Best Director (Danny Boyle)

nom.

Screenplay, Adapted (Simon Beaufoy)

nom.

Film Editing (Chris Dickens)

winner

Original Score (A.R. Rahman)

nom.

Original Song (A.R. Rahman, Gulzar "Jaiho")